arakke

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Ainu

Etymology

Either from Nivkh арак (arak), or directly from Proto-Tungusic *arakïï. Compare Manchu ᠠᡵᡴᡳ (arki), Evenki аракӣ (arakī), and Mongolian архи (arxi).

Pronunciation

Noun

arakke (Kana spelling アラㇰケ)

  1. (Sakhalin) alcohol, strong wine

References

  • John Batchelor (1905) An Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary (including a grammar of the Ainu language), Tokyo, London: Methodist Publishing House; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner Co., page 43